James Faulkner is out of the South African tour after injuring his knee on Sunday. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: Mercury

TASMANIAN all-rounder James Faulkner has been ruled out of the forthcoming South African tour due to a knee injury.

The blossoming star, who guided the one-day side to victory in a memorable run chase at the Gabba a fortnight ago, injured his knee in the fifth ODI against England in Adelaide on Sunday.

He flew to Melbourne yesterday for scans and will undergo arthroscopic surgery later today.

His place in the tour squad has been taken by New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques, while South Australian Kane Richardson has been drafted in to take Faulkner's place in Australia's squad for the T20 Internationals against England, beginning in Hobart tomorrow night.

"James injured his knee during the Australia Day one-day international in Adelaide," Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.

"He has had subsequent scans and was reviewed by Cricket Australia's medical team and a knee specialist, and will require arthroscopic surgery.

"James' exact rehab plan and return to training and playing will be determined after surgery but unfortunately for him, he will not be available for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.

"We are hopeful that he will recover in time to play the Twenty 20 games on that tour and take part in the ICC World Twenty20."

Cricket Australia has also advised that Test squad batsman Shaun Marsh has a calf strain and will not travel to South Africa as scheduled tonight.

He will remain in Perth for further treatment in the coming days.

A decision on whether he will travel to South Africa will be made in due course.

Test squad paceman Jackson Bird will also remain in Hobart to be assessed by CA's medical staff and return to bowling to determine if he has recovered sufficiently enough to take his place on the South Africa tour.